Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1983
The Beach Boys Rarities was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-1-12293 F-5 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout Side A
ST-2-12293 F-11 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout Side B
ST-1-12293Label side A
ST-2-12293Label side B
0 ST-1-12293 F-2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout, Side A
0 ST-2-12293 F-8 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout, Side B
ST-1-12293 F-5 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout Side A
ST-2-12293 F-11 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout Side B
ST-1-12293Label side A
ST-2-12293Label side B
5 099971 229317
EST 7122931 A-1-1-1
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records ST.12293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12293First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 512293LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064 7122931 / Capitol Records 7122931First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Israel | Capitol Records ST-12293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81611First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1983 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 080-12293First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Capitol Records SPA 080-12293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Spain | Capitol Records 064-7122931First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Capitol Records EST 7122931First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 12293Compilation, Album, LP, Club Edition · Club edition | Compilation, Album, LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-12293First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 512293LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-12293First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 12293First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Oasis Record Co. OLE-534 / Capitol Records ST-12293LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
18 vinyl pressings of The Beach Boys Rarities are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12293, ST 12293, EST 7122931, ST.12293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12293 F-5 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and ST-2-12293 F-11 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
